Alabama football remains firmly in the College Football Playoff contender conversation. In its fourth-straight top-15 matchup against an SEC opponent, the now- No. 4 Crimson Tide rolled over Tennessee 37-20, securing revenge from its 2024 "Third Saturday in October" road loss.

Alabama football is riding a six-game win streak, and a vast improvement from last year in this metric has made all the difference.

Alabama football brings plenty of weaponry ahead of the Tennessee showdown. But needs this seldom used target to step up big.

On a stage meant to siphon CFP contenders from pretenders in the SEC, Alabama football looked confident knowing on which side it stood.